― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:54 (eighteen years ago) link
That sounds awesome, I don't know why I've never thought of it before considering that I keep all of those things around the house.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:55 (eighteen years ago) link
original plan was to do a three-pasta medley: thai noodles, marinated pasta salad with balsamic vinegar, and regular garlic tomato sauce. but i was overruled by fate.
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 17:02 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm going to my boyfriend's family since without my grandmother my family is doing nothing. Perhaps we can get it together in time for Xmas and I'll give her nana pudding a try.
― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 17:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 17:56 (eighteen years ago) link
this year i'm working and my loverly roomie has bought a turkey to cook for when i get home at midnight thirty (technically not even thanksgiving anymore). i'm kind of excited.
― tres letraj (tehresa), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:02 (eighteen years ago) link
I go to Tommy's for a chiliburger
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:02 (eighteen years ago) link
OTM
i wish someone would cook me this sometime.
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Why don't people respect yams more? Like, treat them respectfully and don't cover them in Kraft marshmallows. Can't they exist on a savory plane instead of sweet?
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:10 (eighteen years ago) link
Friday - Fancy Turkey day turkey dinner at her dad's :-/
Saturday - My family comes over for roast beast dinner.
Three Thanksgiving dinners and only one of them is turkey! Yay! (Last year we fled to Paris and had goose.) By the time Monday rolls around, however, I will be quite fat, I'm sure.
― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link
The pilgrims ate venison though, so it's kind of unfeasible.
x-post
― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Andy, I only like savory yams and sweet potatoes, and even then, not much.
― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Yes, I am still vegan, but I cheat when spinach lasagna is involved. (See also: cookies, birthday cake, raw eggs in a blender when I'm training to whoop Apollo Creed's ass, the hearts of my enemies, etc.)
― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
SO I just went to Trader Joe's and bought (for t-giving): smoked salmon, smoked trout, muenster and gouda, crackers, olives, and six bottles of wine, including a nice French rose. I don't think the miserable pilgrims had access to Trader Joe's.
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:38 (eighteen years ago) link
Yeah, I guess it could be. The only time I've had venison is when my dad used to go bow hunting and would sometimes bag a deer, so I just don't anticipate getting venison anytime soon.
― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:45 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm a Bad American - this pretty much sums it up for me. I like big trucks, big boats, big houses, and naturally, pretty women.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some midlevel governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.
I don't care about appearing compassionate.
I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe ignoring your kids and giving them Prozac might.
I think I'm doing better than the homeless.
I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I have the right not to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird or make me mad.
This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others expectations.
I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it.
I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine; I just don't feel like everyone else should have to.
I believe that if you are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of cigarettes, or hotel room you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you are an American citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers shouldn't have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will.
Get over it.
I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're running from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line.
I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions.
I know how to count votes and I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation do a recount when needed. I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based on the word "is" -ever.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you qualify for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans, etc., so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any thing else, while the indigenous peoples can't get past a high school education because they can't afford it. I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet.
I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny.
I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks.
I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to that crap from someone else's car when I'm stopped at a red light. But I respect your right to.
I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster or Jack In The Box.
I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package.
Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me it's a living document ever changing and is open to interpretation. The guys who wrote it were light years ahead of anyone today, and they meant what they said - now leave the document alone, or there's going to be trouble.
I don't hate the rich. I help the poor. I know wrestling is fake.
I've never owned, or was a slave, and a large percentage of our forefathers weren't wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop blaming me because some prior white people were idiots - and remember, tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and other races have been enslaved too - it was wrong for every one of them.
I believe a self-righteous liberal Democrat with a cause is more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.
I want to know exactly which church is it where the "Reverend" Jessie Jackson preaches; and, what exactly is his job function.
I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will serve the time.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next operating system that's better and put your name on the building. Ask your buddy that invented the Internet to help you.
I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes me mad. You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, another nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of this country has more value as a human being that I do as a white male.
If someone kills anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need more laws! Let's enforce the ones we already have.
I think turkey bacon, turkey beef, turkey fake anything sucks.
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child. It takes a parent with the guts to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say "NO!" when it's necessary to do so.
I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Ole Yeller.
I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid.
I will not be frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep silent because I have these beliefs and opinions. I thought this country allowed me that right.
I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings.
I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a bad American.
But that's tough.
Ted Nugent
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:47 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.thejump.net/humor/deer-thief.jpg
― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:48 (eighteen years ago) link
car + deer = you're fucked.
― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:54 (eighteen years ago) link
Miss Misery - have you seen the movie Straight Story?
― Jaq (Jaq), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 18:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 19:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 19:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 19:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Special Agent Dale Koopa (orion), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 19:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:28 (eighteen years ago) link
PILGRIM & INDIAN GAY LUV!!
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:30 (eighteen years ago) link
Okay, I typed in fucking 'cornucopia' and this is what I got... WTF?
― andy --, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 20:41 (eighteen years ago) link
Apple sausage stuffingSherry-soaked cranberry sauce
Did anyone else see that the creator of Stove Top stuffing just died? Perfect timing (as far as deaths go).
Also, for a chance of pace, one might try deep frying the turkey. I know several folks who swear by it (though I have no idea what they do with the grease at the end).
Question: will NPR do their annual Thanksgiving chefs-bring-food thing, now that Bob Edwards is gone?
― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 21:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 21:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Hmmm, I dunno, I enjoyed hearing Martha Stewart read Grandma Stamberg's cranberry sauce recipe, though.
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Great dinner, stock mode activated, chilling.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 November 2023 01:38 (ten months ago) link
Fuck American Thanksgiving, I had a Greek feast with Avgolemono soup, tiropitos (cheese in phyllo dough), dayboat scallops with risotto, and rice pudding with raisins.
― Josefa, Friday, 24 November 2023 01:48 (ten months ago) link
I made a chicken stew with chili paste, rio zape beans, and pesole.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 24 November 2023 01:55 (ten months ago) link
brined & smoked turkey breast might be my favorite foodalways the goods
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 November 2023 03:11 (ten months ago) link
I put so much time into the dressing and sweet potatoes that I went the quickest route for the protein, just browned and Instant Potted a turkey breast, and it turned out great.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Friday, 24 November 2023 03:47 (ten months ago) link
As fate would have it, we signed up for going to a family Thanksgiving dinner about 100 miles from here at my brother-in-law's place, but we had to back out at yesterday morning. Because we'd already shopped for the week, tonight's dinner had to be improvised from whatever was in the fridge, the pantry and the freezer.
After careful thought I decided to make baked polenta with boneless chicken breast, both topped by a tomato-based sauce full of chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms, celery, red bell pepper, basil and oregano with grated Gruyere on top. This was accompanied by a chopped raw broccoli salad with dried cranberries, toasted almonds and a dressing of buttermilk, apple cider vinegar, mayonnaise and minced red onion.
Dessert will be pumpkin custard and vanilla ice cream. It worked out great. But the wine was pretty cheap stuff.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 24 November 2023 03:59 (ten months ago) link
Did smothered turkey legs this year; may never roast a whole bird again
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 24 November 2023 04:10 (ten months ago) link
my cheesecake turned out a bit disappointing this year: still learning sweetness levels now that i’m using sugar substitutes. and i overcooked the crust :(
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 November 2023 04:16 (ten months ago) link
When I'm cooking or baking for an occasion and for other people I get more invested in the outcome and more easily disappointed if my efforts fall short of my hopes. I'm sure the cheesecake was delicious VG, even if it didn't quite hit your expectations or desires.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 24 November 2023 04:31 (ten months ago) link
Venison tenderloin, pierna, pumpkin soup, assorted sides (including my corn casserole). A good time until I edged out of a conversation about the greatness of Gen. MacArthur.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 November 2023 04:32 (ten months ago) link
xpost thx aimless, i suspect you’re probably right
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 November 2023 06:07 (ten months ago) link
In my quest to convert Americans away from gross orange sweet potatoes, I brought a dish of roasted Japanese sweet potatoes (they were a big hit), as well as lemony shredded roasted Brussels sprouts and StevieD’s vegan gravy.
A couple weeks ago I mentioned to my MIL how excited I was for the next Jewish holiday involving brisket, so she made brisket (so fucking good) as well as turkey.
― just1n3, Friday, 24 November 2023 09:11 (ten months ago) link
My friend throws a Hanukkah party and he makes the most amazing brisket!
― steely flan (suzy), Friday, 24 November 2023 09:39 (ten months ago) link
i made an apple tart— my family didn’t even consider the sad store bought pies as legitimate desserts after they ate it. still, it was my first tart and so there is room for improvement!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Friday, 24 November 2023 12:31 (ten months ago) link
no talkin bad bout orange sweet potatoes
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 November 2023 14:32 (ten months ago) link
I'm not a cook - or rather I'm a ridiculously slow cook which is why I normally don't cook - but someone made an amazing ham that made me wish it became the traditional Thanksgiving dish over turkey. On the other hand, if it wasn't for the turkey, we wouldn't have had the amazing stuffing, which was actually cooked in the turkey and also included some chopped bits of sausage inside. Brussel sprouts were also amazing, cooked with thick, chopped bits of bacon. I usually don't eat much meat, so that may have enhanced my appreciation for this one-off splurging.
― birdistheword, Friday, 24 November 2023 15:58 (ten months ago) link
that’s brunswick stew
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 24 November 2023 16:38 (ten months ago) link
The calzones (sweet potatoes, potatoes, quorn, walnuts, brussel sprouts, cheese) turned out amazingly. Mushroom gravy, cranberry sauce, kale salad. The sprouts and kale were from the garden. Possibly the best meal?
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 24 November 2023 16:43 (ten months ago) link
Did you go all the way and put in squirrel meat?― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland),
A nutty suggestion.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 November 2023 16:45 (ten months ago) link
it can be made with pretty much anything but sadly no squirrel meat (this time)
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 November 2023 17:00 (ten months ago) link
I had turnips
― | (Latham Green), Friday, 24 November 2023 17:14 (ten months ago) link
thanksgiving was just the two of us this year - we were supposed to meet up with ilxor map and his partner out in utah for the weekend but my stupid body decided to get sick so we had to cancel :(
nevertheless, we made all the stuff we were going to bring anyway - mac n' cheese, brussels sprouts, roast carrots, cranberry sauce, plus my guy made a super-delicious roast chicken. and i made the pumpkin cheesecake that we had for dessert (which honestly could've used another couple of minutes in the oven but still tasted great). so all was not lost :)
― donna rouge, Friday, 24 November 2023 18:23 (ten months ago) link
had a really nice thanksgiving at my cousin’s house, for the first time in forever most of my extended family on my dad’s side were in town (that town being reno) and it was wonderful to see them. by necessity i came out to a few members of my family bc i will probably be changing my government name next year and also i’m tired of being in straight drag around family. everyone i told was very supportive, and i found out a second cousin of mine is nonbinary and going by a new name
for the first time in a while they forgot i was vegetarian but the thing about thanksgiving is that vegetarians can live quite capably off of side dishes. the mashed potatoes were fucking excellent
― ivy., Friday, 24 November 2023 18:54 (ten months ago) link
Four days of Thanksgiving calzones were capped off by Thanksgiving ramen *fire emoji*
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 27 November 2023 18:58 (ten months ago) link
How to live
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 November 2023 19:21 (ten months ago) link
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIG.IElutMPQTYSx3psCdBrT?pid=ImgGn
― | (Latham Green), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:12 (nine months ago) link
ILE-branded ramen to pay for hosting, would support
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:31 (nine months ago) link
otm
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:47 (nine months ago) link
step 2: somehow tie in w everything bagel seasoningstep 3: profit
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:48 (nine months ago) link